‘We are very worried’: Latin America’s indigenous groups safeguard elders from virus
Covid-19 represents a new and potentially catastrophic risk to guardians of culture and traditional medicine
11 May 2020 - 18:26
Buenos Aires — Indigenous groups across Latin America are cutting off their communities from the outside world, worried that the coronavirus could pose a grave threat to their culture by putting at risk tribal elders, the keepers of their heritage.
From the rocky Patagonian regions of Argentina to the lush Brazilian Amazon and the Andean villages of Colombia, indigenous groups are barricading villages against outsiders and doling out harsh punishment to members who violate quarantine rules...
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